The Legend Of Ninja Cowboy Bear (2009) - Plot & Excerpts
An adorable tale about three friends - Ninja, Cowboy, and Bear - who want to figure out what makes them special. They soon discover, it is their unique abilities and their friendship for one another.The story is adorable, and children will love the illustrations.At the end of this book is game titled Ninja Cowboy Bear which is similar in rules and style to paper, rock, scissors. The difference? You create one of those three characters with your shadow. It's clever. I like so many things about this simple little book, including the fact that it is not so simple as it seems at first. The illustrations perfectly match the playful tone of the text. The smaller scale forces the adult and child who are reading it together to draw their heads together and bring the book in close to create a cozy intimacy that, I hope, the child will forever associate with reading. Yes the book has a moral, but it doesn't really moralize. Instead the most important thing is to make the reading experience as fun as possible for both parent and child.What could be better than that?
What do You think about The Legend Of Ninja Cowboy Bear (2009)?
So cute! It's a new version of rock, paper, scissors.
—frances
